[A. CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM PRESENT]
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          OKAY. ARE WE READY? I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. 
          GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE WESTLAKE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER
2ND, 2025. 
          I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 5:00 PM. 
          A QUORUM IS PRESENT. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. WE HAVE SIX COMMISSIONERS OF SEVEN PRESENT. 
          I THINK JENNIFER IS THE ONLY ONE WHO'S MISSING TONIGHT. 
          WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGES. IF YOU COULD JOIN ME. 
          ALLEGIANCE] THE TOUGHEST PLEDGE IN THE NATION RIGHT THERE. 
          I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS, AND I STILL HAVE TO CHEAT. 
          [C.1. Consider and act to approve the Planning and Zoning Commission June 11, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes]
OKAY. FIRST ITEM C.1. CONSIDER AN ACT TO APPROVE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. 
          JUNE 11TH, 2025. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. DID EVERYBODY GET A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE
MINUTES? CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION. MOTION. 
          A SECOND? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NO ONE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. CITIZEN COMMENTS. 
          DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? NOT ON ANYTHING THAT'S ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. 
          OH, PHANTOM SCENE WILL CONTINUE. OKAY. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION ITEMS. 
          [E.1. Hold a public hearing to discuss, consider and act on a request for a specific use permit and a site plan to allow for a water and sewage pumping station that is located above grade, located at 16150 Roanoke Road, legally described as Tract 7F, Abstract 648, Huff, William Survey, HUFF, Town of Westlake, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned as PD3-9, Circle T Planning Area No. 9 – North Commercial Planned Development Zoning District (SUP Case No. 2025-01).]
AGENDA ITEM E.1. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS,
CONSIDER, AND ACT ON A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND A SITE PLAN TO ALLOW FOR A WATER AND SEWAGE PUMPING STATION THAT IS LOCATED ABOVE GRADE. 
          LOCATED AT 16150 ROANOKE ROAD. LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACT 7F,
ABSTRACT 648, HUFF, WILLIAM SURVEY. 
          HUFF. TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. 
          ZONED AS PD3-9, CIRCLE T PLANNING AREA NO. 9 -
NORTH COMMERCIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT. 
          SUP CASE NO. 2025-01. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL. YES,
SIR. 
          STAFF, DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION? YES, SIR. THANK YOU,
MR. CHAIR. GOOD EVENING. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS. 
          AGAIN, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. 
          THE PURPOSE OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 39,
OR PD3-9, IS TO PROVIDE FOR A SUPERIOR DESIGN OF LOTS OR BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS TO ENSURE AN APPROPRIATE BALANCE BETWEEN THE INTENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT AND THE
ABILITY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORTING PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES. HERE IS KIND OF A I'LL CALL IT, A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SITE,
GENERALLY SPEAKING, ALONG ROANOKE ROAD. 
          AND SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THIS ITEM. 
          THE PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF A BELOW GRADE CONCRETE LIFT STATION. 
          THERE WILL BE AN ABOVE GRADE ELECTRICAL BUILDING ABOVE GRADE NON HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL
STORAGE TANK, ABOVE GRADE DIESEL POWER STANDBY GENERATOR, ABOVE GRADE ODOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND SOME OTHER
IMPROVEMENTS. 
          HERE'S THE SITE PLAN. YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED FACILITY OFF OF ROANOKE ROAD AND JUST SOME
PERSPECTIVES OF THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS. STAYING ON THE CONSIDERATIONS THE LAND USE, IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS SITE AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING AREA. 
          THERE ARE SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE,
HOWEVER, THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED, AND IN PARTICULAR IS SIMPLY THAT THOSE OPERATIONS,
SHOULD THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT BE APPROVED, THAT THEY BE VISUALLY SCREENED AND BE VISUALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE AREA. 
          AND THE PURPOSE FOR THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THAT IS ANTICIPATED TO
OCCUR WITHIN THIS AREA. 
          IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH, YOU CAN SEE THE PARRISH LANE INTERCHANGE AS WELL AS
UNDEVELOPED LAND IN PD3-9 THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR A VARIETY OF COMMERCIAL USES. 
          AGAIN, THE LAND USE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE SITE. 
          ITS PRESENCE WILL NOT HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON EXISTING OR FUTURE LAND USES. 
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HOWEVER, THERE IS A DESIRE THAT IT BE VISUALLY SCREENED AND AS TO PREVENT CERTAIN
OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES FROM BEING VIEWED ON ALL SIDES. 
          THE RECOMMENDATION FROM DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IS THAT THE SPECIFIC USE
PERMIT AND THE SITE PLAN THAT IT BE APPROVED WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE SCREENING WALL ENCLOSING THE STATION, THAT IT EITHER BE MADE OF A NATURAL STONE MATERIAL OR A NATURAL
STONE VENEER. 
          AND THE ACTIONS OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU ARE TO APPROVE,
APPROVE WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS, A MOTION TO DENY OR A MOTION TO TABLE. I WILL PAUSE THERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
HAVE. 
          THE APPLICANT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. 
          ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THE ODOR CONTROL. 
          I UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOME NEW TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE THAT MAKES ALMOST NO ODOR. 
          IS THAT WHAT'S PROPOSED? IF I MAY YIELD, SIR. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JAMES MCMILLAN WITH MEAD AND HUNT. 
          WE ARE THE ENGINEERS FOR THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY. 
          AS FAR AS ODOR CONTROL GOES, WE DO HAVE AN ODOR CONTROL SYSTEM PROPOSED FOR THIS SITE,
WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE ODORS. 
          IT'S A PROVEN TECHNOLOGY THAT'S BEEN AROUND VERY,
VERY WELL. 
          AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE PROPOSE. THERE ARE NEW TECHNOLOGIES OUT THERE AND HAVE BEEN OUT
THERE FOR A FEW YEARS. 
          COULD BE CONSIDERED, BUT IN OUR OPINION THAT THIS IS THE BEST TECHNOLOGY FOR THAT. 
          IS THIS A AND I'M SPEAKING WAY OVER MY HEAD KNOWLEDGE. 
          BUT I UNDERSTAND THE NEW SYSTEM THAT VIRTUALLY ELIMINATES. 
          WE CANNOT GUARANTEE COMPLETE TOTAL ELIMINATION. 
          THAT'S THE HAVE DESIGNED THIS SYSTEM AS A SYSTEM THAT WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT. 
          OFF THE PROPERTY. AND THE REASON I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF KNOWLEDGE IS THERE'S A STATION
VERY CLOSE TO ONE OF THE PROPERTIES. 
          THERE'S CERTAIN TIMES THERE'S PRETTY STRONG. REDEVELOPMENT TOLD. 
          COULD ELIMINATE THAT PROBLEM. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROJECT GETS. 
          THANK YOU. THAT THIS PROJECT GETS THE BEST SYSTEM AVAILABLE. 
          THAT TODAY IT IS, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? OKAY. SO IN KEEPING WITH THE THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS,
WHICH IS THAT THE WALL THAT SURROUNDS THE THE PROPERTY MEETS THE ESTHETIC DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE FOR THE AREA. 
          I WOULD MAKE THAT MOTION. OKAY. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED. 
          THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY IF YOU WERE EXPECTING MORE,
BUT. 
          WE COULD ASK SOME MORE QUESTIONS IF YOU'D LIKE,
BUT. 
          OH, I READ IT. I READ IT ALL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT,
SO THAT MOTION CARRIES. 
          HANG ON ONE SECOND. THAT'LL MOVE TO E.2. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS. 
          ACTUALLY, DO I NEED TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING? I'M SORRY. OKAY. BEFORE WE TAKE THAT VOTE, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO DO A QUICK DO
OVER. 
          LET ME OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO COMMENT ON ON THIS? OKAY. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:09,
HAVING HEARD NOTHING. 
          MAY I NOW PLEASE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE FENCE MEETS THE
DESIGN GUIDELINES? OKAY. SECOND. I WILL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. 
          SORRY FOR THAT. I ALWAYS FORGET THAT PART. OKAY,
NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO E.2. 
          [E.2. Hold a public hearing to discuss, consider and act on text amendments related to certain performance standards for approximately 85.9 acres of land in PD, Planned Development District 1-2 (“PD 1-2”), commonly referred to as Entrada, relating to architecture and other aesthetic matters found in Ordinance 703 and in the Entrada Design Guidelines. The property is generally located on the south side of State Highway 114, to the east of Davis Boulevard, and to the north of Solana Boulevard.]
HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND ACT ON TEXT AMENDMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 85.9 ACRES OF LAND IN PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. DISTRICT 1-2 (PD 1-2), COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS ENTRADA,
RELATING TO ARCHITECTURE AND OTHER ESTHETIC MATTERS FOUND 
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IN ORDINANCE 703 AND IN THE ENTRADA DESIGN GUIDELINES. 
          THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY 114,
TO THE EAST OF DAVIS BOULEVARD, AND TO THE NORTH OF SOLANA BOULEVARD. HAVE A PRESENTATION. 
          THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS,
THIS IS A REQUEST TO AMEND TWO ITEMS. FIRST IS THE TEXT FOR PD DISTRICT 1-2. THE SECOND IS FOR THE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR
ENTRADA. 
          THE PURPOSE OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 1-2 OR PD 1-2,
IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH RESIDENTIAL USES, COMMERCIAL USES, AND CIVIC USES CAN COEXIST IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WHILE PROVIDING STRONG
STANDARDS FOR ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. THE PD 1-2 ORDINANCE. IT HAS BEEN AMENDED MULTIPLE TIMES. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE STAFF REPORT. HOWEVER,
WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS TO PD 1-2, THE SAME CANNOT BE SAID FOR THE DESIGN GUIDELINES. AND THAT'S CREATED SOME DISCREPANCIES IN THE ABILITY TO INTERPRET AND TO APPLY
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ACROSS BOTH. AS SUCH, THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENTS,
AND I KNOW THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF REDLINING THAT WAS IN BOTH DOCUMENTS. SO ALLOW ME TO START HERE FIRST. 
          UNDER SECTION TWO THAT WAS TO ADD NEW DEFINITIONS AND THAT WAS FOR BUILDING FACADE CIVIC
SPACE AND PRINCIPAL ENTRANCE. 
          THOSE DEFINITIONS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE SAME DEFINITIONS THAT ARE IN THE A TC TOWN
CENTER FORM BASED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. 
          SECTION 3 OF THE PD 1-2 ORDINANCE THAT'S DEALING ENTIRELY WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL
STANDARDS. 
          SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN SOME OF THOSE RED LINES IS THE ACTUAL REMOVAL OF SOME ARCHITECTURAL
STANDARDS FOR STACKED FLATS AND PUTTING THAT ALL IN ONE AREA, SECTION 11. SO THAT WAY THE ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS ARE ALL IN ONE SECTION. 
          IT ALSO DEALS WITH A VARIETY OF THINGS, RANGING FROM EXTERIOR FINISH MATERIALS TO THE
BUILDING ORIENTATIONS TO THE HEIGHT, AS WELL AS TO LANDSCAPING AND SOME OTHER THINGS. 
          THOSE ARE THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ARCHITECTURE,
WITH THE IDEA, THE BELIEF BEING THAT THE ORDINANCE WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR ENTRADA. THE TWO SHOULD BE WORKING IN TANDEM. 
          UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE PD
ORDINANCE. 
          NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME TO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES. 
          THEY WERE KIND OF ON DIVERGENT PATHS. SO THE IDEA HERE WITH THIS SECTION 3 IS TO BRING
BOTH INTO HARMONY WITH EACH OTHER. 
          AND THEN SPECIFICALLY WITH SECTION 4. THAT'S GOING INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR
SITE PLAN AND BUILDING ELEVATION SUBMITTALS, THE GENERAL STANDARDS FOR ARCHITECTURE THAT CLOSELY FOLLOW THOSE FOR THE TC
TOWN CENTER FORUM BASED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. BUILDING ORIENTATION,
ROOFING MATERIALS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THAT THERE'S GREATER COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION. 
          SO NOW REQUIRING THAT THERE BE A LETTER OF SUPPORT THAT COMES FROM ONE OF THOSE TWO
ASSOCIATIONS FOR SITE PLAN AND BUILDING ELEVATION SUBMITTALS AS THEY COME TO THE TOWN. AND IN SECTION 5,
THAT'S CLARIFYING AND REINFORCING THE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND PD ORDINANCE 1-2. WHAT I DO WANT TO STATE HERE IS THAT IN THE DESIGN
GUIDELINES, THERE WERE A LOT OF SHOULDS, COULDS AND MAYS. 
          THE IDEA HERE IS TO CLARIFY THAT THAT SOME PROVISIONS SHOULD BE SHALL. 
          SO THAT WAY IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PD ORDINANCE 1-2 STANDARDS FOR ARCHITECTURE. 
          THE OTHER THING IS THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY THE ABILITY OF THE DEVELOPER OR THE BUILDER
OR OTHERS TO MAKE A REQUEST FOR DEVIATION THAT WILL COME DIRECTLY BY THE APPLICANT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR A RECOMMENDATION,
AND THEN TO TOWN COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OF THEIR REQUEST. SO IT DOESN'T REMOVE THAT AT ALL THAT IS STILL IN PLACE. 
          AND NOW WHAT YOU SEE HAPPENING, FOR THE LACK OF A BETTER TERM IS THAT PD ORDINANCE 1-2 AND
THE DESIGN GUIDELINES ARE ACTUALLY IN SYNC WITH EACH OTHER AND TALKING TO EACH OTHER. AND THAT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE ENVIRONMENTS SUCH AS THIS,
AND THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY BE FAMILIAR TO YOU. 
          IT IS WITHIN THE TC TOWN CENTER FORUM BASED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. 
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AND IT'S NOT JUST CLARIFICATION FOR THE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND THE STANDARDS OF
ARCHITECTURE THAT IS UNDER CONTEMPLATION TONIGHT. I KNOW THAT THAT IS THE FOCUS OF THIS BODY. 
          HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME OTHER IMPLICATIONS THAT DO COME FROM THIS REQUEST TONIGHT. 
          AND THOSE IMPLICATIONS ARE PRIMARILY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORIENTED. 
          AND IN PARTICULAR, THERE HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS INTEREST IN ENTRADA,
NOT JUST FROM RESTAURANTEURS BUT ALSO FROM RETAILERS. 
          THEY'VE TOURED THE COMMUNITY. THEY LIKE THE ICONIC ARCHITECTURE,
AND THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT THAT ARCHITECTURE IS GOING TO BE REPLICATED. 
          IT'S GOING TO BE REINFORCED, AND IT'S GOING TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME. 
          HISTORICALLY, IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE FOCUS WAS ON JOB CREATION,
WEALTH GENERATION AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          RECENTLY, A NEW ELEMENT HAS BEEN ADDED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
WHICH IS PLACEMAKING. 
          AND FOR THOSE RETAILERS THAT HAVE COME INTO ENTRADA,
THAT HAS BEEN AT THE TOP OF THEIR LIST. 
          SO THAT'S THE OTHER REASON FOR THESE AMENDMENTS. 
          AND LOOKING OUT IN ENTRADA, ACROSS FROM THE CHAPEL AND SOME OF THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS, THIS IS THE LAND THAT REMAINS FOR DEVELOPMENT. 
          AND THIS IS THE LAND WHERE SOME OF THE RESTAURATEURS AND RETAILERS CAME OUT AND STARTED
ENVISIONING THEIR BUSINESS BEING WITHIN THE HEART OF ENTRADA. IT'S THE SAME IMAGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. 
          EVEN THOUGH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PD OR A LAND USES THAT CANNOT BE DISCOUNTED OR
DIMINISHED IS THE FACT THAT ADDITIONAL VALUE THAT'S CREATED ECONOMICALLY AND ESTHETICALLY MAKES IT WORTH THEIR WHILE TO INVEST IN THE
COMMUNITY. 
          I'M NOT ENTIRELY AT LIBERTY AT THIS POINT IN TIME TO SAY WHAT THOSE BUSINESSES ARE,
BUT ONE IS A RESTAURANT. 
          THE OTHER IS A VERY HIGH END RETAILER WITH LONG STANDING PRACTICES AND OPERATIONS WITHIN
THE NORTH TEXAS MARKET. 
          AND AGAIN RESULTING IN ARCHITECTURE LIKE THIS. 
          AND IN SOME THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENTS, THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE VISION,
THE GOALS AND THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          THEY ARE ALSO DESIGNED TO WORK IN TANDEM TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY FAR MORE ATTRACTIVE TO
INVESTMENT. 
          THESE PROPOSED REVISIONS, THEY WERE DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEVELOPER AND KNOWING
SOME OF THE NEEDS OF THE RESTAURATEURS AND RETAILERS THAT ARE WANTING TO COME INTO THE WESTLAKE MARKET,
AND I CAN'T STRESS THAT POINT ENOUGH, BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES IN THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN THAT THERE HAS ACTUALLY
BEEN GENUINE EFFORT TO GO AFTER RESTAURANTS AND RETAILERS THAT SPEAK TO THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND THE SUCCESS OF THE COMMUNITY. 
          THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED TEXT
AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED. 
          I'LL PAUSE THERE. I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS,
AS IS THE DEVELOPER. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? JASON, CAN YOU DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ON THAT SECTION WHERE IT SAID THE EOA
WOULD HAVE. 
          ITS SAY ON CERTAIN. FEATURES AS I UNDERSTOOD YOU CORRECTLY. 
          WHAT? WHAT WOULD FALL UNDER THAT? THE SUBMITTAL IS WHAT I THINK. 
          YOU'RE WITH THE LETTER OF SUPPORT. SO. MEANING THAT THE ELEVATIONS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND
APPROVED BY THE HOA OR THE POA FIRST, AS IT MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH THE SYSTEM. 
          AND PART OF THAT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE POA,
THE HOA, THAT THEY'VE SEEN THE ELEVATIONS, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR CONCERNS BEFORE THAT GETS TO US,
BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE FOUND OUT IS THAT SOMETIMES IF THERE ISN'T THAT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER OR THE BUILDER AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT, THAT CAN LEAD TO UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND CONFUSION. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO AVOID OR ELIMINATE WITH THAT IN THAT WAY,
AFTER IT'S BEEN TO THE HOA AND POA PEOA IS, AT THAT POINT IN TIME DEALING SOLELY WITH THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE. 
          DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. 
          THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE VARIANCES. GRANTED, I'LL SAY IN THE LAST YEAR,
YEAR AND A HALF ON SOME SPECIFIC PROJECTS. 
          FOR ANY OF THOSE VARIANCES INCORPORATED INTO THIS LANGUAGE. 
          NO, SIR. THEY WERE NOT. AND THAT WAS PARTLY BECAUSE THEY WERE CONSIDERED CASE BY CASE
BASIS, 
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BECAUSE WE HAD SOME OTHERS THAT DID COMPLY WITH THE LANGUAGE IN THE DESIGN GUIDELINES. 
          AND WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS STILL ALLOW FOR THAT FLEXIBILITY IN CASE THE ARCHITECTURAL
CONSIDERATIONS DID MERIT THAT. 
          THANK YOU. JASON, TALKING ABOUT THE POE [INAUDIBLE] COURT,
I'M IN FAVOR OF THAT. 
          BUT I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT. YES, SIR. I CAN ENVISION [INAUDIBLE] RESIDENT [INAUDIBLE]
BUILDING [INAUDIBLE] GET A [INAUDIBLE] CLOSE BY [INAUDIBLE] HIRE [INAUDIBLE] TO THEIR WINDOW. 
          HOW MUCH WEIGHT IS THAT SUPPORT [INAUDIBLE] OR GOING TO BE? FOR THE P&Z. SO WITH THAT PARTICULAR REQUEST,
MR. VICE CHAIR, IF I MAY, BEFORE IT GOT TO THAT POINT,
WE WOULD WANT THAT TO COME BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR A RECOMMENDATION AND THEN TOWN COUNCIL FOR THEIR REVIEW AND DECISION. 
          AND PART OF THAT IS SO THAT THE PROCESS DOESN'T HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY REPEAT ITSELF,
AND IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE BUILDER TO GET THE APPROVALS THAT THEY NEED UP FRONT BEFORE THEY SUBMIT. 
          SO IF THE TOWN COUNCIL WERE TO APPROVE THEIR REQUEST TO DEVIATE FROM THOSE STANDARDS,
THAT LETTER OF SUPPORT THAT COMES FROM THE HOA OR POA, IT WOULD STILL HAVE TO REFLECT THAT DECISION THAT CAME FROM THE TOWN COUNCIL,
BECAUSE THAT'S IN THE DESIGN GUIDELINES, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE. SO DID I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY ONLY COME INTO PLAY IF
THERE'S A DEVIATION? A DEVIATION, OR IF THERE ISN'T A REQUEST TO DEVIATE. 
          SO THAT WAY THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOOD TO GO. 
          THANK YOU. YES, SIR. DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? I THINK THAT FINAL CLARIFICATION KIND OF HAD
MY QUESTION. 
          I WAS CURIOUS HOW SOME OF THE DEVIATIONS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HAVE HAPPENED WHILE
CONSTRUCTION WAS GOING ON, AND I WAS CURIOUS IF THIS PROCESS WOULD CHANGE THAT PROCESS. 
          IT SOUNDS LIKE ONLY WITHIN A DEVIATION. YES,
SIR. 
          THAT IS PART OF IT. AND THEN THE OTHER PART OF IT TOO,
IS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IS GETTING CLOSER TO BEING FULLY STAFFED. AND NOW THAT WE HAVE A BUILDING OFFICIAL,
WHICH IS PART OF THE ANNOUNCEMENTS I DO HAVE TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. 
          IT MAKES IT EASIER TO ENGAGE WITH DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS,
AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT PROCESS ADDRESSED AHEAD OF TIME BEFORE THEY GET TO THE POINT WHERE, EXCUSE ME, WHERE THEY HAVE TO COME THROUGH AND REQUEST THAT DEVIATION
BECAUSE THEY'RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE PROJECT. 
          BEFORE WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT CAPACITY. AND NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT CAPACITY,
PLUS THE LESSONS THAT HAVE BEEN LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS PROJECTS, WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A BETTER WAY TO TACKLE THAT. 
          GREAT CLARIFICATION. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SIR? RACHIT, CAN YOU TURN ON YOUR MIC JUST FOR THE RECORD? THANK YOU. SO THERE WERE A FEW RESTAURANTS WHICH WERE COMING UP AND [INAUDIBLE] GOING IN
ACTIVITY [INAUDIBLE] WHICH IS GREAT FOR THE TOWN. 
          HOW DO WE INCENTIVIZE THESE GUYS TO COME IN AND HOW DO WE SUPPORT THEM? YES, SIR. A GREAT QUESTION. AND PART OF THAT IS WITH THE PREDICTABILITY IN THE ORDINANCE
AND THE DESIGN GUIDELINES. 
          BUT THAT MAY ONLY GO SO FAR. THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE
RIGHT RESTAURANTS AND THE RIGHT RETAILERS, AND WHERE THERE'S THAT GAP OF EXPLORING INCENTIVES OR OTHER ASSISTANCE THAT CAN HELP THEM
TO GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS, TO BRING THEM IN. AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THAT NOW,
BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT ENTRATA THANK YOU IS INCREASING IN ITS MOMENTUM IN TERMS OF THAT DEVELOPMENT, THE NUMBER OF ROOFTOPS THAT'S GIVING A LOT OF THE RESTAURATEURS AND RETAILERS
KIND OF THE INCENTIVE THAT THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION AND ENTRATA AS WELL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? OKAY, I'M GOING TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:24. 
          ANYBODY WISH TO MAKE COMMENTS? NO COMMENTS. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:24. 
          CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE [INAUDIBLE] AMENDMENTS? MOTION. A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. 
          ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES. 
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OKAY. I DIDN'T FORGET THAT TIME. ALRIGHT. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS? 
          [G. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS]
STAFF, YOU SAID YOU HAD SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS. YES TO YOU. 
          AND THE FIRST ONE WAS KIND OF ALREADY MENTIONED. 
          WE DO HAVE A NEW BUILDING OFFICIAL ON BOARD. SHE'S BEEN HERE WITH US ABOUT A MONTH AND A
HALF, SERENA SMITH. SHE COMES TO US FROM THE CITY OF MANSFIELD. 
          SHE HAS DOZENS OF CERTIFICATIONS AS A BUILDING OFFICIAL,
AND WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE HER PART OF THE TEAM. 
          SOME OF YOU ALL MAY HAVE ALREADY INTERACTED AND ENGAGED WITH HER,
AND AGAIN, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HER ON OUR SIDE. 
          AND THE FINAL ONE IS A FOLLOW UP TO THE ITEM THAT WAS JUST BEFORE YOU ON THE DESIGN
GUIDELINES AND PD 1-2 ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS. WE HAVE WORLD FAMOUS ARCHITECT LEW OLIVER THAT WILL BE COMING IN NEXT WEEK TO
DO A DESIGN CHARETTE FOR THE REMAINING LAND THAT IS IN ENTRADA. I KIND OF CALL IT THE NORTHEASTERN TRANCHE OF LAND,
AND HE WILL ACTUALLY MASTER PLAN IT FOR THE DEVELOPER FOR THE TOWN. SO THAT WAY WE'VE GOT A VISION. 
          AND GOING BACK TO MR. GUPTA'S QUESTION THAT WILL ALLOW US TO MARKET AND PROMOTE THE SITE
WITH WHAT DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALLY COULD LOOK LIKE. 
          AS PART OF THAT, HE'LL ALSO HAVE RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE FIRST ROUND OF STACKED FLATS WILL
LOOK LIKE, WHICH WILL THEN TAKE TO MARKET WITH THE DEVELOPER. 
          AND I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD HIM TO THIS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO DO A GROUNDBREAKING ON
THAT IN QUARTER FOUR OF THIS YEAR. 
          AND IF ALL GOES WELL WITH THAT, WE'LL THEN COME BACK WITH A REQUEST TO REZONE THAT
PROPERTY TO THAT MASTER PLAN. 
          SO JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO BE AWARE OF SOME OF THE EXCITING THINGS THAT WE HAVE TAKING
PLACE. 
          COOL. SOUNDS GOOD. ALL POSITIVE. OKAY. AT THIS POINT,
NEXT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 
          [H. REVIEW MEETING CALENDAR TO ADD, AMEND OR CANCEL MEETINGS AS NEEDED]
7TH. STAFF WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH COMMISSIONERS IF THERE IS A NEED TO HOLD THE MEETING AND
WHAT THAT NEED MIGHT BE. 
          SO WITH THAT, I'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 5:27.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.